We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.
26 Aug
Or Hats On in Josiah’s case! His latest obsession is wearing a baseball hat. This started this summer when he got a Buzz & Woody hat from G’ma Jeryl, Papa Ronnie and & Aunt Joni. I have to admit, with him being as fair skinned and blonde as he is, it was so nice having him wear the hat when we were outside. However, his hat wearing isn’t just limited to when we are outside or even conscious. Take a look……
And my personal favorite:
5 Aug
Anya & Josiah have THE world’s best babysitter. Look what they were doing when I picked them up the other day:
26 Jul
Among all the fighting, toy-taking, crying, bickering, hitting and all the other things that brothers and sister’s do to torture each other, moments like these happen. And then you remember how much they really do love each other.
6 May
5 Apr
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30 Mar
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24 Feb
….how happy Josiah would be to have his own pair of crocs?
Now he doesn’t have to wear his sister’s pink ones anymore!
10 Feb
Who needs an alarm clock when you have a little brother??
3 Dec
I am happy to report that Josiah’s biggest triumph as of late was ditching the pacifier! YEAH!!! Again, as I did with Anya, I spent more time worrying about how the transition would go than was necessary. I decided suddenly one night that it was time to de-pacifier him and we haven’t looked back since. We had a few somewhat rough nights at first, but for the most part, it was a huge success and we are a much happier household now that we aren’t scrambling to find a pacifier every 2 seconds! I wish I had some big secret to reveal or could get some huge parenting kudos for how both my kids kicked the paci habit so quickly and easily, but I think it all boils down to one thing: WE LUCKED OUT!!! No one realizes this more than me!
10 Nov
…..to be outside. Not to be a Hawkeye fan!
This last week we were lucky enough to have Aunt Joni stay with us. I enjoyed having an extra pair of hands to help me out and the kids enjoyed having someone extra to play with. The week went too fast and we are already looking forward to having her back next year!
Over the weekend we went to Winfield so G’ma Jeryl, Papa Ronnie & Joni could watch the kids while Jason & I went to the Iowa game. It was an absolutely gorgeous day to be outside & I was in heaven being able to wear shorts in November! Unfortunately the game wasn’t as enjoyable as the weather, so now we are hoping the Hawks can regroup for the big game this weekend against Ohio State!!
In other news, Josiah had his 18 month checkup last week checked in at 25 lbs and 33 inches. He jumped up a little on the height chart to the 50-75 percentile, so that was a nice surprise. I am still not holding out much hope for having a 6 footer in the house, but you never know
We saw a different pediatrician for this appointment b/c our regular ped is on maternity leave and the new pediatrician couldn’t get over how talkative and interactive Josiah was with her. In fact, when she walked into the room Josiah let out a loud “HI” and ran right over to her & she said she thought she had the wrong room b/c most 18 month old kids run & hide at the sight of someone unfamiliar, yet alone a doctor. Yep that’s my child…..willing to run right into the arms of a stranger